Tehran 8 April 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 04/08/2026 – 18:43 Tehran Wed, 04/08/2026 – 12:00 8 April 2026 The Israeli military announced that it conducted “the largest coordinated strike across Lebanon since the start of Operation Roaring Lion”, hitting “100-plus Hizbollah headquarters, military arrays and command and control centres” in Beirut, eastern and southern Lebanon”. Lebanese […]
Washington 8 April 2026 #2 lalasor Wed, 04/08/2026 – 18:44 Washington Wed, 04/08/2026 – 12:00 8 April 2026 President Trump said that the U.S. would “work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive regime change. There will be no enrichment or uranium, and the U.S. will, working […]
Washington 7 April 2026 #3 lalasor Wed, 04/08/2026 – 18:45 Washington Wed, 04/08/2026 – 12:00 7 April 2026 President Trump announced that “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of […]
Tehran 7 April 2026 #2 lalasor Wed, 04/08/2026 – 18:45 Tehran Wed, 04/08/2026 – 12:00 7 April 2026 President Trump announced that “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of […]
After nearly 40 days of intense hostilities across the Middle East – marked by rising civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure – a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been announced, offering a potential pause in the fighting. While the UN Secretary-General has welcomed the move as a step toward […]
Israel 7 April 2026 #1 lalasor Tue, 04/07/2026 – 22:54 Israel Tue, 04/07/2026 – 12:00 7 April 2026 The Israeli military reported striking “a key petrochemical compound in Shiraz” it claimed was “one of the last remaining compounds producing critical chemical components for explosives and materials for developing ballistic missiles in Iran”. It also said it […]
Washington 7 April 2026 #1 lalasor Tue, 04/07/2026 – 22:55 Washington Tue, 04/07/2026 – 12:00 7 April 2026 President Trump asserted that “a whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will”. “However”, he added, “now that we have complete and total regime change, […]
Hostilities continue across the Middle East, with ongoing strikes, rising civilian impacts and mounting pressure on critical infrastructure and humanitarian services. Diplomacy is gathering pace in New York, where the Security Council is due to vote on a Bahrain-led draft resolution concerning the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, displacement remains high, aid access […]
After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire? hschaub Tue, 04/07/2026 – 12:00 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Podcast / Africa 07 April 2026 1 minute After Three Years of War in Sudan, […]
Thirty-two years ago, a genocidal campaign was unleashed against Rwanda’s Tutsi people, resulting in more than million deaths. On Tuesday, the UN is holding commemorations to ensure that the genocide is never forgotten and never repeated.
